Hamper



Oct. 12, 1937.

H. GLEITSMAN HAMPER Filed OCT.. 22, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 www `PatentedOct. 12, 1937 U UNITED; ,STATES PATENT OFFICE' HAMPER` Y f HaroldGleitsman, Cedarhursh'N. Y. 1: Application October 22, 1936, Serial No.106,939

, 5 Claims.

This invention relates `to Vhampers and more specifically to clotheshampers. Y

In general, it is an object of the invention to provide a device of thecharacter described, which 5 will efficiently perform the purposes forwhich it is intended, which is simple and economical of construction,which can be expeditiously, conveniently and safely manipulated, andwhich can be readily manufactured and assembled. l `Another object ofthe invention is to provide Va hamperwhich segregates wet and dryclothes until they are all dry; to provide'a hamper which supports Vwet`clothes in theairto dry without the normal functionsv of the hamper,Ythe receiving l and containing of clothes, being interfered with;

andto provide a hamper with such drying elements whichmaywhen theirusefulness in drying is no longerLdesi-red-be availed of as a handle orhandles, with or withoutrchange of position. Other objects of theinvention will in part be obvious and will inpart appear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of ymanufacturepossessing the features, proper-V ties and the relation oi' elementswhich will be exemplied in the article hereinafter described and thescope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description, takeninconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a device embodying oneform of the invention Fig. 2 is a View, in elevation, partly in section,

of a part of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the device shown:

in Fig, 2 taken along the lines 3 3; and

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are perspective views of modications of the deviceshown'in Fig. 1. In using a container as a receptacle for objects, it isoften desirable and even necessary that there be a choice made among theobjects. Certain ones may, in accordance with a predeterminedarrangement, beV placed in a container aiter certain other ones. Itmaybe best to withhold some, either temporarily or indefinitely, so Athatthey are not put into the container, at least at once. This isespecially the case when the container is a device in the nature of aclothes hamper. Sometimes, colored clothes or flat linen of a particulartype should be kept separate sothat theV variousV kinds of clothes willnot go to the laundry together. Also, wet clothes should not be placedin a hamper, either by themselves 1 to place.

(c1. arr-122)" or with dry clothes, until they'have been given anopportunity to lose some of their moisture. AItis not necessary thatthere be more than one hamper if means are present which permit such anassortment. VIt is desirable that a single hamper be 5 sufficient toaccomplish thisas it is moved about.

It is contemplated by the present inventionrto accomplish suchpreliminary sorting orV drying witha hamper which may be carried fromplace 10 n In the drawings, I0 denotes a hamper which may be made of anysuitable. material such as wicker-work, wood or metal. Associated withthe top of thedevice and preferably along an upper peripherythereof,'there are one. ormore handles 15 I2. VThese handles are soinstalled thatV they may be moved with respect. to thefhar'nper and sothat atle'astoneend may be. extended awayrfrom the side wall of thehamper andV preferably in a direction horizontally away. Various meansare 20 provided for accomplishing this. The handle may be pivoted at oneend by means of a pivot I4 which isV attached to the hamper. Where thehandle I2 is closely adjacent the top of the hamper wall, the latter mayhave a portion cut 25 away as at IB to provide a place for the hand ofthe person who is picking the hamper up.

The handle I2 may extend the entire length of one Wall or only a portionof the length of a wall. There may be a plurality of handles along any30 one wall, each pivoted at one end. Their free ends may come togetheras in Fig. 2. When such handles are in alignment and with their freeends adjacent, they are available to be used separately or together as asingle unit. 5V

above the handle to act as a kind of guard 2B.

There may be decorative devices 22 on the guard. 40 One of these isshown in Fig. 1 as cut away so as to expose, for the purposes of thisdescription, the end of the pivot pin 24. Y

The temporary support may be positioned be- Y low the top of the hamperin a recess 26 in a wall 45 of the hamper. This form is particularlysuitable where that wall or that, portion of the wall is made of metal(see Fig. 4). The supporting element I2 may be pivoted in the slot 26onpivot I4.

In Fig. 5, there is shown a pair of handles I2 50 without the guard 20,each pivoted in .a bracket 28 conveniently positioned along'the top ofthe hamper. The end of each handle I2 may have a knob 30 or otherlatching element, which catches into a corresponding latching element 3255 xed to the hamper. The element 32 may receive some of the stress dueto the weight of the hamper and its contents as the hamper is moved fromplace to place and so permit the bracket 28 and pivoting means to be ofsomewhat less heavy construction. A single such arrangement may take theplace of the double arrangement shown.

The motion of the supporter may be brought about by having it slide withrespect to the hamper Wall, as shown in Fig. 6. There, the support orhandle l2 lies in a longitudinal slot 34 which is open at one or bothends. The support l2 is slidable in the slot and has means for holdingit in one or more particular positions and means for preventing it fromfalling entirely out of the slot. 'Ihese means may include an enlargedknob 36 on the end of the support or handle. A button on the end of aspring aiixed on the interior of the slot may register with an indent inthe knob.

It is intended that the present device should be such that it may bepicked up by the handle I2 and moved from one position to another andthat when it is set down, the handle may be pivoted to slide away fromthe body of the hamper basket and support any wet clothes which may needto be dried as long as is necessary.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and dierentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpretedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specc features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination comprising acontainer adapted to receive objects, and handle means pivoted on saidcontainer and having a portion adapted to swing free from said containerand to support one of said objects, said means comprising a straight barpivoted at its end.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination comprising acontainer adapted to receive objects, and a plurality of handle meanspivoted on said container and each having a portion adapted to swingfree from said container and to support one of said objects, saidplurality when in use as a handle being positioned as linear extensionsof each other.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination comprising acontainer adapted to receive objects, and handle means adapted to beused together as a handle and pivoted independently about verticaldifferent axes.

4. In combination, a Clothes hamper having a side Wall, said side Wallhaving a recess in the upper portion thereof, supporting means pivotallyattached to said hamper and adapted to be received into said recess andto be moved to support clothes away from said hamper.

5. In combination, a clothes hamper having a side wall, said side wallhaving a recess in the upper portion thereof, supporting means movablyattached to said hamper and adapted to be received into said recess andto be moved to support clothes away from said hamper.

HAROLD GLEITSMAN.

